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A long-awaited adjustment to radiocarbon dating could shed new light on old discoveries

New data on radiocarbon dating draws largely from single-year tree rings in ancient wood. / STEFAN DINSE Alamy

New data on radiocarbon dating draws largely from single-year tree rings in ancient wood. / STEFAN DINSE Alamy

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